Premier League: Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City

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Image caption, Robert Huth's early strike for Leicester was his second goal of the season

Premier League leaders Leicester stunned rivals Manchester City with a convincing victory at Etihad Stadium to move five points clear at the top of the table.

Robert Huth met Riyad Mahrez's free-kick to give the Foxes an early lead.

Mahrez made it 2-0 with a step-over and finish, and Huth found space to head home a corner before Sergio Aguero's pulled a goal back for Manchester City.

The Foxes have now picked up 28 points away from home this season.

Video caption, No complaints after Foxes loss - Pellegrini
Video caption, Foxes play without pressure - Ranieri

Leicester will head for the Emirates next week and another test of their title hopes against Arsenal.

Manchester City must pick themselves up for the visit of another in-form team, Tottenham, before starting a run of fixtures that sees them play in the FA Cup, Champions League and the Capital One Cup final in the space of a week.

Saturday's other Premier League results

Tottenham 1-0 Watford: Tottenham moved into second place in the Premier League table as Kieran Trippier's first goal for the club sealed a dominant win over Watford.

Liverpool 2-2 Sunderland: Thousands of Liverpool fans walked out of Anfield in protest at ticket prices as struggling Sunderland came from 2-0 behind to secure an important point.

Aston Villa 2-0 Norwich: Aston Villa moved to within eight points of Premier League safety with their third win of the season as Norwich slipped into the bottom three.

Stoke 0-3 Everton: Everton moved up to seventh place after beating Stoke, who suffered a third Premier League defeat in a row.

Newcastle 1-0 West Brom: Newcastle produced one of their best displays of the season as they beat West Brom to move out of the Premier League bottom three.

Southampton 1-0 West Ham: Southampton earned their fourth win in five matches, despite a third red card of the season for midfielder Victor Wanyama.

Swansea 1-1 Crystal Palace: Crystal Palace stopped a run of five straight defeats thanks to Scott Dann's fifth goal of the season as Swansea slipped to four points above the Premier League relegation zone.